The Empyrean

The Empyrean

By:

Rebecca Yarros

Spice Scale
Number of books
4 Published
KU
✅
Audiobook
✅
Series Status
Incomplete
Interconnected
N/A
Overall Rating
Coming Soon

A #1 New York Times bestseller • TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award Winner • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023

"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy." —Booklist, starred review

"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end... A fantasy like you've never read before." ―#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Fourth Wing
Book #2 Iron Flame
Book #3 Onyx Storm

Jamie’s review

This series was the gateway drug for me for all things romantasy, so it will always hold a special place in my heart. I did a re-read when Onyx Storm came out and became obsessed all over again! People have mixed feelings but my personal opinion is the books just keep getting better. What’s not to love? Fast-paced plot, lovable characters, twisty, turny, vibey reading! Rebecca Yarros can write the shit out of an MMC because I would die for Xaden Riorson. I’d turn venin. I’d burn it all down.

I agree with other reviewers, though, that I needed a cigarette after Onyx Storm and I don’t even smoke. I just loved this wildly stressful yet painfully addictive journey. I hope we don’t have to wait forever for books 4 and 5 because I am on the edge of my seat. I am SAT. We knew there wouldn’t be resolutions in book 3 but it’s still vexing. I am terrible vexed.

Should be required reading for anyone interested in romantasy. Take PTO. Lose sleep. Join me. Please.

THRESHING DAY——————🐉🐉🐉

13 short stories from different characters during their Threshing Days. YES PLEASE! Anytime I get to hang out with my dragon rider friends, I am happy.

I loved Liam and Sloan's chapters the most. 🥹

If anything, I wish the chapters were longer but I will take whatever Rebecca gives me 🧎🏼‍♀️

Should be required reading for anyone interested in romantasy. Take PTO. Lose sleep. Join me. Please.

THRESHING DAY——————🐉🐉🐉

13 short stories from different characters during their Threshing Days. YES PLEASE! Anytime I get to hang out with my dragon rider friends, I am happy.

I loved Liam and Sloan's chapters the most. 🥹

If anything, I wish the chapters were longer but I will take whatever Rebecca gives me 🧎🏼‍♀️

Erica’s review

So much love for this series, yet, I’m annoyed?? Sounds about right for me…..

I chose Fourth Wing for my local Book Club pick after MY gateway drug series ACOTAR had me needing another vein hit. And, I was hooked immediately! I loved everything….mostly. Is Violet constantly whining and driving me nuts? Yep! But, is Xaden the hottest Shadow Daddy of all of our dreams? Also YES – so it works for me. I also do love all of the side characters and the dragons – of COURSE the freaking dragons. When people say they don’t like Romantasy – oh, so you hated Game of Thrones? GTFO – no you didn’t! It’s THIS minus the incest! It was a 5 star series for me until book 3 (Onyx Storm) – the island hopping became really repetitive and dragged which is why I went down to a 4. But, TBD if I go back to a 5 when the series is all said and done. I also have a LOT to say about the length of time between these later books but I’ll save that rant for another day. 😉

Overall, I’m still very in love and invested in The Empyrean series and truly can’t wait for book 4 – hopefully before I turn old and gray Rebecca…..

So much love for this series, yet, I’m annoyed?? Sounds about right for me…..

Overall, I’m still very in love and invested in The Empyrean series and truly can’t wait for book 4 – hopefully before I turn old and gray Rebecca…..

Books in this series

Book 1
of
6
Fourth Wing
Apr 25, 2023
Book 2
of
6
Iron Flame
Oct 31, 2023
Book 3
of
6
Onyx Storm
Jan 21, 2025
Book 4
of
6
Order
3.5
Threshing Day
Sep 29, 2026
Book 4
of
5
The 4th Book in The Empyrean Series
Book 5
of
5
The 5th Book in The Empyrean Series

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